A female client visiting a woman's clinic tells the nurse that she can feel contractions in her vagina and that they prevent her husband's penis from entering her. What form of female sexual dysfunction would the nurse suspect?
A) Dyspareunia
B) Hormonal imbalances
C) Vaginismus
D) Infertility
C
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Medical causes for female sexual dysfunction include the following: vaginismus or involuntary contraction of vaginal outlet muscles, which prevents penile penetration, dyspareunia, or painful intercourse, hormonal imbalances, and chronic illnesses. Infertility refers to the inability to conceive and to produce live babies after adequate sexual exposure.
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